Whitman v. Housing Authority of City of Elba

SIMPSON, Justice.

The appellee filed its application to condemn certain lands (Tracts 6, 7, and 8) in the City of Elba. The commissioners’ award to appellant in the probate court was $10,000 and judgment was entered accordingly. The appellee appealed from this judgment to the circuit court and demanded a jury trial. Upon trial in the circuit court the jury assessed the damages of appellant as to Tracts 6 and 7 at $25,000 and as to Tract 8 at $550.

This appeal is from the judgment of the lower court granting appellee’s motion for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was excessive. The…